is going to clubs really that horrible if you are GA?(general admission)

[Wynncore]

last time, i went to hakkasan and my feet were pretty much destroyed after standing for 4.5 hours straight. You can't sit anywhere.....and since it's overstaffed, security will tell you to get up. After steve aoki did his thing, i went back to my hotel. It was unpleasant to say the least. This club is probably bottle service dependant, and if you are GA, it's difficult to have fun. Also, all of the hot girls gravitate in the table area, making the GA guys get the scraps.


went to omnia on a tuesday ..... There's basically no place to sit if you are GA, so you either go to the dance floor or stand around being miserable or hopign to mack on chicks. The only place you can sit is on the circular dance floor background(but they only let women sit and not guys).

i think the only club in vegas that isn't horrible for GA is XS since XS is big and roaming the club is more productive(when it comes to taking home a girl) than staying @ your table.

I don't know how dayclubs go as GA, so if any1 has experience with that, feel free to add.

thoughts? (PS i'm speaking from experience).

[maxutilsperusd]

last time, i went to hakkasan and my feet were pretty much destroyed after standing for 4.5 hours straight.

Your feet hurting is a function of not having drank enough.

[cookie1892]

we did GA at marquee for dash berlin last august and it was horrendous, i will not be doing it again in a tier 1 club

[maxutilsperusd]

I really don't get it, I'm not in shape at all but I can stand up and dance for 3-4 hours. My feet do sometimes end up hurting a bit, dress shoes for prolonged amounts of time tend to do that, but really only when I'm not drinking enough. I'm typically on the dance floor from 11pm-12:30am, followed by my quick 15 minute break to stretch my legs and grab a few drinks right outside the club, and then back on the dance floor until the headliner leaves.

I can only speculate that it might be an appreciation of the music that makes the difference. Most people I see on the dance floor having a good time are excited for the DJ and the music. They know all the songs, they recognize when the DJ chooses an obscure remix, and they cheer for the drop. Finding a girl is perhaps difficult without some dance moves, but I feel like that usually works out best toward the end of the night anyway.

Dayclubs with GA are actually pretty great. Typically you can find a spot to sit on the edge of the pool if you arrive early enough or keep your eyes out for one later. Then you've got the whole pool, which is obviously a nice place to be when it's hot out. The only real problem with pools and GA is the lack of shade. Typically shade is only found under VIP umbrellas or cabanas, so regularly applied sunscreen is a must. This is why I often recommend night time pool parties when they are available since they are absolutely great for GA.

If I can handle 10 straight days and nights of GA, I don't see how people are complaining about one night with so much hatred.

[dictator]

What Max said is actually true

[dnix]

While I agree XS is more GA friendly because you can find places with more space, I dont really see how that translates to your feet only hurting at Omnia or Hak. Either way, your on your feet the whole time. Are people stomping on your feet at Hak and Omnia?

People seem weird to me about GA. Marquee and XS both have outside space, but people will knock Marquee for GA, because you can only see the DJ on the big screen outside. Some how seeing the back of the DJs head at XS, is better than seeing the DJ on the big screen at Marquee. Of course, I dont really get needing to see the DJ either. I thought people go for the music, not the DJs good looks.

Personally, If Im going GA anywhere, I expect to be on my feet the whole time, and to be very limited with space. Im willing to sacrifice that for a crowded club. For me thats way better than an empty club.

[maxutilsperusd]

While I agree XS is more GA friendly because you can find places with more space, I dont really see how that translates to your feet only hurting at Omnia or Hak.

I think part of that actually has to do with the difference between walking and standing. I'm pretty sure standing is more uncomfortable than walking for most people's feet and body, so clubs that have the space to move around like XS end up with people feeling less physically uncomfortable than places like Hakkasan where space to move around is pretty limited. I've only been to Omnia for 5 minutes when we were probably some of the first 50 people inside so no idea how crowded the common areas get, but I could see with a large crowd it also being limited in mobility. My big thing is just drink more and then you aren't caring about your feet or much of anything else unpleasant; you are caring about the club, the people, and the music.

[Wynncore]

People think alcohol will "numb" the pain, but in reality it amplifies it since it's a diuretic and standing up makes you more tired.

Btw, i don't stand for "3-4" hours, more like 5-6 hours(i usually arrive at the club at 10:30 pm and head home at around 4:30 to 5 AM. And it's not just "standing" it's dancing, walking around macking on girls, going up stairs, etc. There's basically no place to sit and rest and hakkasan/omnia are the 2 clubs notorious for this.


It's not that i'm incapable of standing for 5-6 hours, it's just an unpleasant experience because the pain/uncomfortableness adds up over time. Not to mention, if you meet a hottie, you can't really take her anywhere to isolate(w/ the exception of dance floor)as GA because there's no place to sit.

I feel bad for GA girls because they wear heels. (unless they found a table service to keep the guys company)

Like I said, it depends on the club. Bottle service for XS/Marquee is different than bottle service for omnia/hakkasan. Omnia/Hakkasan(has very strict no-sit policies and they don't have any places to sit for GA people), you are pretty much. The reviews on yelp also backup my claim too

[ponch62]

People think alcohol will "numb" the pain, but in reality it amplifies it since it's a diuretic and standing up makes you more tired.

Btw, i don't stand for "3-4" hours, more like 5-6 hours(i usually arrive at the club at 10:30 pm and head home at around 4:30 to 5 AM. And it's not just "standing" it's dancing, walking around macking on girls, going up stairs, etc. There's basically no place to sit and rest and hakkasan/omnia are the 2 clubs notorious for this.


It's not that i'm incapable of standing for 5-6 hours, it's just an unpleasant experience because the pain/uncomfortableness adds up over time. Not to mention, if you meet a hottie, you can't really take her anywhere to isolate(w/ the exception of dance floor)as GA because there's no place to sit.

I feel bad for GA girls because they wear heels. (unless they found a table service to keep the guys company)

Like I said, it depends on the club. Bottle service for XS/Marquee is different than bottle service for omnia/hakkasan. Omnia/Hakkasan(has very strict no-sit policies and they don't have any places to sit for GA people), you are pretty much. The reviews on yelp also backup my claim too

This is why I say anybody that argues $600 for a bottle of $40 liquor is too much, doesn't really understand the concept of bottle service. If there were accessible places to sit for all, the bottles would be $150. You are paying for real estate when you get a table and all the perks that come with it. Everyone should know and understand this going in, if you want space, you gotta pay for it. Otherwise if you want to sit, enjoy the lobby bars. That may sound harsh, but this is not a new concept, been the same way for years.

[EastCoast]

GA is great if you are a girl or like hanging out by the bar for 2 hours with a bunch of dudes.

[PLAGUE]

My feet blew up like balloons last trip and I did tables/daybeds at every club. Simply the consequence of drinking, dancing and endless walking. Vegas beats you up & spits you back out, but I love it. If you come home feeling refreshed, you're not having a good time.

[maxutilsperusd]

Mostly all I'm hearing is a lot of whining. This threads name is "is going to clubs really that horrible if you are GA?(general admission)" and my answer is it's not. That's why 90%+ of the people at clubs are GA. It seems like if it was so horrible people wouldn't bother. Yet they continue to come, dance, and have a great time regardless of it being oh so "unpleasant."

People think alcohol will "numb" the pain, but in reality it amplifies it since it's a diuretic and standing up makes you more tired.

Well alcohol is an analgesic, so drinking more of it actually does numb the pain. Does that ultimately cause you to do things that in the long run will hurt more? Absolutely, but at the time, you actually will feel better if you drink enough. As for tiredness, alcohol has both stimulant and depressant effects at different doses, for different people, so while some people grow tired, for others it can help keep them awake.

Btw, i don't stand for "3-4" hours, more like 5-6 hours(i usually arrive at the club at 10:30 pm and head home at around 4:30 to 5 AM.

Well then I suggest showing up later and leaving earlier. Sounds like 5-6 hours is passed the point of positive marginal return to staying at the club. I really don't understand the staying till 5-6am thing anyway, by 3:30am most nights the headliner is off and more than half the crowd has left. If you can't find a girl to say "Hey want to grab some food?" or "Hey I've got a wonderful view from my room upstairs" to by that point then you are probably better off saving your energy for the next day.

[Bigmick]

sitting down is for bars, getting up and dancing is for clubs. I wanna try bottle servise just for the experience but couldn't sit on me arse every night at a club. think that would get boring.

4-5 hrs standing in nothing. 12 hrs at a festival for 3 days straight is a hard graft.

[AusVIP]

^ lol ))))

[Cirilo Medina]

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vegas beats you up & spits you back out, but i love it. If you come home feeling refreshed, you're not having a good time.

thank you!!!!!!!